TASER Ends a Police Chase in Akron Ohio

Police responded to a call placed in the late afternoon on Saturday from the 1300 block of Seward Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The call indicated that a man was firing shots from a gray Chevy Impala, reported Akron Police Department spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards.

The man drove off and was pursued by police officers onto I-77 at Diagonal Road. The chase continued with suspect and police driving south alongside the northbound lanes.

As he approached Route 59 the suspect spun out his car and headed in the correct direction on the highway. The suspect rammed the vehicle of the police officer that was pursuing him.

After exiting the highway at East Avenue, the man drove through Kenmore and tried to drive through the front yard of a house in the 1800 block of McTaggart Drive. At this point he was apprehended but he remained aggressive towards the police officers and fought with them. He was subdued with the use of a TASER and arrested at 4:48 p.m.

The man was injured in one of the accidents associated with the police chase and he was treated at the Akron General Medical Center. His injuries were not life-threatening. The man’s name was not released and the charges he is expected to face were not enumerated.

The man’s aggressive behavior made the use of the TASER optimal because he was a flight